Democracy fails. Stop worshipping it. Treat it as a governing system not a civic religion.

democracy always fails. Plato said in the Republic, "Democracy is a charming form of government, full of variety and disorder, charming because it flatters appetite and calls it liberty, charming because it multiplies voices while dissolving authority." The school system trains conformity, not judgment. Moral relativism strips truth of rank and leaves impulse, sovereign. Tolerance without hierarchy becomes surrender disguised as virtue. Democracy rewards persuasion over competence and popularity over foresight. Standards erode while mediocrity gains legitimacy. Responsibility diffuses until no one governs and everyone blames. Decadence is not an accident of the system. It is its byproduct. When everything is equal, nothing is defended. When nothing is defended, power shifts to whoever can organize force behind the curtain. Collapse is not dramatic. It is procedural. It is voted for.